Re: Can't import XDCAM files into Sony XDCAM Transfer program/FCP

[Courtney Whitman] "es, I am using Final Cut Pro 6.0.2"
That's good.

[Courtney Whitman] "and the Sony XDCAM HD easy setup"
It won't have any impact on import but you should be using one of the Sony XDCAM EX easy setups. The HD setups match the Disc, not SxS card sources.

[Courtney Whitman] "My colleague used Clip Browser on the (Intel) Mac, and all the files were wrapped as MP4s."
That's how they are from the BPAV folders. the Intel Mac Clip Browser does nothing to change or re-wrap the files. It's simply an organized copy utility.

[Courtney Whitman] "I put the BPAV folder into another folder and chose "Add..." with the transfer tool. I got farther than ever before! The scanning box actually popped up!"
Good. You've gotten that far.

[Courtney Whitman] "The scanning box actually popped up! However, immediately after I got an error message reading "Error Scanning Device: Failed to execute query - unable to open database file." Ugg. Do you, or anyone else out there in internet land have any thoughts about this?"

Uh Oh. Hopefully your friend didn't "mess" with the folder structure after copying the BPAV. The XFER Tool needs to see the original folder structure because those XML, SMI, PPN, BIM files give the XFER Tool important info

There have been cases where people have shot using Clock Time at 24p and can't import the files. If that's the case the fix is to follow Mike Palmer's post and download the new Sony Xfer tool. The camera came with version 2.1 but had bugs that 2.5.1 fixes. So give that a try and see if you can then import the files.